Young pacer Kagiso Rabada has become the number one ranked bowler in the ICC Test Rankings after helping South Africa to a 72-run victory over India in the first Test of the three-match series at Newlands on Monday. Rabada returned with figures of three for 34 and two for 41 against a star-studded India batting line-up. 1 Kagiso Rabada SA […]
» Read moreIndia all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was on Tuesday handed a five-month retrospective suspension for failing a dope test, a sanction which will end on January 14, after the BCCI accepted that the violation was inadvertent. “Mr Yusuf Pathan has been suspended for a doping violation. Mr. Pathan had inadvertently ingested a prohibited substance, which can be commonly found in cough syrups,” […]
» Read moreAziz Ansari, the US-born son of immigrants from Chennai, became the first Indian-American and first Asian to win a Golden Globe for best actor on a night the awards ceremony was steeped in unspoken politics, with minorities and colored people holding center-stage. The most electrifying moment of the evening occurred when Oprah Winfrey, after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille for […]
» Read moreIndia were bundled out for 135 with Vernon Philander returning career-best figures of 6/42, as the visitors hurtled to a 72-run defeat against South Africa on Day 4 of the first Test in Cape Town. On a manic Monday, 18 wickets fell in just over two sessions with South Africa taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second […]
» Read moreFormer Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as the new head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils. The announcement was made on Thursday by Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua on Twitter as he welcomed the three-time world cup winner. Welcoming @DelhiDaredevils new head coach #RickyPonting @punterheads #WorldCup and #IPL winning player and coach to the #CapitalCity #DilDilliHai […]
» Read moreChennai Super Kings fans will be as thrilled not just that their favourite franchise is back in action after two years in suspension, but that the core group of players that arguably defined it as a side — MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja — have been retained for the upcoming season. With the Indian Premier League 2018 auction in […]
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